Where did the Chinese sit on the bus during Jim Crow segregation? Join us for a conversation with film director Dr. Crystal Kwok and her cousin LeAnna Morgan, who address this question in the documentary Blurring the Color Line as they unpack their family history as grocery store owners in a Black neighborhood in Augusta, […]
Jeffrey Yoo Warren presents his project, Seeing Providence Chinatown, a virtual reconstruction of the since-destroyed Chinatown in Providence. Yoo Warren was recently named the Library of Congress 2023 Innovator in Residence, where he is expanding this work into Seeing Lost Enclaves, working with others around the country to produce additional “relational reconstructions” of other destroyed […]
AAPI nonprofits have played a monumental role in advancing the rights of AAPIs across the nation. But, they weren’t always large national organizations, they started with an idea. Hear from 4 people who played pivotal roles in turning this idea into what we know today as national nonprofits making life-changing impacts. Our panelists Phil Nash, […]
Speakers: Veronica Li is a writer of fiction and nonfiction, including a memoir about her mother. Sverrir Sigurdsson is a retired architect who recently published his memoir, coauthored with his wife Veronica. Sabrina Hsu is head of Collections Services Section of the Asian Division, Library of Congress. The authors will talk about the elements for […]
You are invited to join us the evening of Monday, April 17 for a panel conversation on the DC and Philadelphia Chinatowns through the years, and the impact of public policy on cultural centers. The 1882 Foundation is collaborating with the Georgetown University Law Center and community organizations to highlight this important conversation. Please join […]
Join 1882 Foundation, OCA-DC, MLK Library, Georgetown University's Vietnamese Student Association, & Bad Axe director, David Siev for a screening of "Bad Axe: Our American Dreams," a film documenting one family's story to build a livelihood in America, followed by a community conversation about our common struggle to ensure a future for ourselves and the […]